There are 10 Southern names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Southern names 1 to 10. Benjamin was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English Luke, the English and Scottish Douglas, and the English, French, German, and Hebrew name, Raphael. The unusual Southern names are Sutton, Clyde (English and Scottish), Erasmus (German), Floyd (English), Kanye (English), and Rosario (Italian and Spanish). Southern names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1981, 1.241% of baby boys were given Southern names. There were 6 Southern names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Southern names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 4 Southern names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.075%. Within all Southern names, the English, French, and German Benjamin was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #25 and a usage of 0.593%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: | Sutton | from the southern homestead ... the name is 'from the southern homestead or village'. ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: Benjamin  25 | son of the south, son ... only son born in the southern Canaan instead of the ... |
Clyde  | washer ... initially common with southern Afro-Americans working ... |
Douglas  424 | dark river ... a river name in the southern uplands of Scotland ... |
| Erasmus | beloved, desired ... who was martyred in southern Italy ... |
Floyd  | gray; gray-haired ... and in the southern parts of USA. ... |
Kanye  | of a town located in southern Botswana, Africa. ... |
Luke  43 | man from Lucania ... an ancient district of southern Italy ... |
Raphael  630 | God has healed ... more popular in the southern countries than in ... |
Rosario  | rosary; little ruddy ... name in Sicily and southern Italy, influenced by ... |
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